Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Once Upon a Nightmare tour - 7 Tips on Surviving a Horror Story

The first one to split from the group is almost always the first to
die.

2. Phones are bad.

They never work when you want them to, and when they do work, it’s
usually a way for the killer to get you right where he wants you.

3. Never look back.

Run, run, run and never, ever look back. You’re more likely to trip
and die, if you do look back.

4. Off with its head!

There aren’t too many monsters out there, except hydras, that can
live or grow stronger without their heads. So chop away!

5. Don’t live in small towns, forests, or near cornfields.

They’re crawling with monsters and aliens.

6. Don’t laugh at guys with chainsaws.

This one is from personal experience. No one likes to be laughed at,
and it’s more dangerous to do so when the person has a chainsaw.

7. Romance will get you killed.

Whether it’s a one night stand or a romantic tryst with your beau,
it’s better to be single in a horror story. Romance (or sex) clouds
your judgment and makes you great monster bait.

What’s your favorite tip on surviving a horror story?

A monster hunts us. After hibernating for a decade, it’s ravenous.
We long to stop this nightmare, but the end of the road is far. There
is no waking up once a legend sets its sights on you.

Disappearances every ten or so years make little impact on the small
town of New Haven, Virginia. Hikers get lost. Hunters lose the trail.
Even when a body is discovered, the inhabitants’ memories last
about as long as the newspaper articles.

No one connects the cases. No one notices the disappearances go back
beyond Civil War times. No one believes a legendary monster roams the
forests in Southwestern Virginia.

I don’t either until the truck breaks down on an old mountain
trail. Cell phones won’t work in this neck of the woods. It’s
amazing how much a person can see by starlight alone. So what if we
can’t feel our fingers or toes as we hike toward the main road. How
many more miles left to go?

Crrraaack!

Hear that noise?

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TBM and T. Drecker, as for the chainsaw incident, I was eight at the time. It was around Halloween, and a friend's parents took me, their two daughters, and a cousin to Dixie Caverns Haunted Cave. The cave had tons of spooky and scary actors in it. One was a guy with a chainsaw. Feeling bold, I taunted him, saying he wasn't scary or real. He didn't like that and ran after me with the chainsaw. I hid behind some woman I didn't know, and he walked back to his spot. It's not good to taunt such people. ;)

Great tips, Cherie! I hate it when people in horror movies split up or when someone goes upstairs or downstairs where they won't be able to escape. Just run out the door, idiot! And people having sex in horror movies is my pet peeve. Why is that in every horror movie? Why are they so horny? Ugh!

Thank you, Chrys! They say horror and romance are two sides of the same coin. Both situations require a lot of passion. And I don't know why people don't run out of the door. The wide open has to be safer in most situations.

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I'm a writer, blogger, and geek mom. I write paranormal romance and urban fantasy. I love a dark and gritty story. I have four degrees which don't help at all with motherhood, but make me a great Jeopardy player. Member of S.C.I.F.I. and Untethered Realms.